April 2018
Well it had to happen sooner or later,report on the BBC that a driver had climbed into the passenger seat of his Tessla and just let the car get on with it and sod the rest of the drivers on the motorway. How manufactures/ Government can enable idiots to even have the opportunity to do this is beyond me. Unproven tech in motor vehicles is going to cost innocent victims their lives. We have radar cruise control, automatic braking and other so called safety sytems which give the drivers a false sense of security. The latest I observe is brake lights coming on for no apparent reason when following on the motorway due to these systems. These sytems may be alright for those who have them but what about the rest of us when these auto cars are throwing on the anchors. Why can't we by a bog standard car anymore at an affordable price. You cannot be sure of even hanging on to your expensive motor due to the electronic entry sytems being hacked! What do you do with the remote, give me a key to put in the lock as before. Electronic remotes not fit for purpose and consumers should not have to put up with it. Read more
In theory auto pilot could allow someone who has not passed driving test to drive. Then why even offer it? If car is on autopilot, drivers are bound to divert their attention elsewhere.
That is not that the system is designed for though.. It's for motorway driving and requires someone to be behind the weel as it is not 100% and is also not a fully automonous system.
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My neighbour ownes this car, its an outside car parked out in all weathers.
We had the rear boot luggage tray out earlier to declutter it and clean it out... Read more
Hello, its a S60 2 I believe,
today after having cleared out the boot & tray I spent sometime looking for evidence of a leak in the rain, it looks like the rain water is tracking down the offside rear area of the boot seal to the bottom offside corner ( low point) then working its way into the rear floorpan under the carpet lined boot floor ( which hides the drain plugs )...
I have a question regarding my recent trip to a garage and am looking for any opinions, guidance or advice on what happened.
I took the car in for an MOT and having phoned early afternoon was told it had passed but I couldn't get it yet as a service was being done. I was confused as I hadn't booked one. Long story short: they said that due to their mistake I had got a free service and wouldn't have to pay.
Anyway, two hours later the phone rings and they are now telling me the engine isn't working as the key transponder is not telling the engine to start.
They asked if I had another key so I took it to them. No luck with the engine so they said leave it for an hour and they would get back to me. The next phone call tells me they cannot do anything until an electrician arrives on Monday.
I am now without a car (that was working) and have no idea what is wrong until Monday.
So I am asking: where do I stand with this in terms of paying them for this; the electrician is going to cost upwards of £60.00 before anything is done. I got the car to them, they were able to MOT it. The key / engine then apparently just stops working, I assume during the servicing or when they were going to take it out of the garage ready for me to pickup.
I am ignorant regarding cars; could the service have done something? The service clock being reset (it is a Citroen C2 2004)?... Read more
It's certainly a very interesting case. But you say the car has undergone and passed the MOT test so it must have been working then, it would appear that whatever has happened would be connected to the service afterwards which they were not instructed to do by yourself, OP.
However, I'm afraid things aren't always that straightforward. Many years ago a friend of mine had a Ford Granada Mark 2 with a 2.8 litre engine. One day he took it to his local Ford Main Dealer for a service and MOT. Unfortunately, when he arrived, there were no spaces left in the dealership car park to he parked it on the road outside. He then went inside and spoke to the service reception staff and, by then, there were a couple of parking spaces within the dealership so they suggested he move the car before he left....
Regrettably, I’ve not been on this excellent forum much over the last few weeks. Stuff going on elsewhere has taken up a lot of my time. However, I thought I’d give a progress report on my first three months with the Honda Jazz, 2013 vintage.... Read more
The reason for the conservative nature of the Jazz fuel guage is to allow the Jazz's target audience lap the M25 a couple of times after taking a "wrong turn" when nipping out to buy their Daily Mirror.
Classic. :)
An interesting article:
www.petrolprices.com/news/john-driving-fiesta-uks-.../ Read more
To the best of my recollection I'm rarely tailgated by a Fiesta whilst ambling about in my pensionerwagen. So I'm surprised to hear this, although as alluded to above, there's clearly a link between the numbers of Fiestas on the road, and the number of accidents.
From my experience I'd have thought Audis were more likely to be the ones to give a wide berth, and there seem to be plenty of them on the road. Many drivers of Audis, particularly big ones, do that thing where they grip the wheel with one hand on the top, and sit slightly to one side as if anticipating that at any moment they'll be required to negotiate an Alpine pass at breakneck speed....
Re: AM and their choice for a new car. Sorry HJ, but the CX-3 Sport 4x4 isn't the choice I'd go for - it runs on 18in rims and the ride is firm (I tested a 2.0 Sport (non-4WD) which is only 0.3 sec slower to 60 on the same tyres.
The 2.0 SE-L Nav has more than enough kit and has 205/60 profile 16in tyres (an odd size and quite expensive when compared to the 55 profile equivalent, though still cheaper than the 18 ones), is a lot cheaper to buy and run, has a more comfortable ride but is still a great handling car. Oh and still does 0-60 in 9sec. The auto isn't quick (9.9sec to 60) but uses a reliable and smooth 6 speed torque converter unit. Read more
"Putting a foot in it" Though your answer is quite correct, the advice given by the dealer is funny, I love the concept that a Skoda (or indeed any car) would actually know which foot is pressing which pedal.
Sorry HJ, you're wrong in your response to GL about the Jaguar Sat Nav updater.
What has happened is that GL has downloaded an application that must be installed on his computer to then download the maps (and possibly Sat Nav system updates). When installing an application on a computer, it has make changes to ensure it works properly and it is asking whether he is happy for it to make those changes.
As a general rule, if he is confident that the application has been downloaded from a reliable source (in this case presumably Jaguar's website), it will be okay to allow the changes and install the application. As long as the computer has anti-virus software installed, it's unlikely to cause a problem.
If he is unhappy about this, I suggest asking the dealer to go through the download and installation process with him.
I presume the application will then help him download the new maps and update the Sat Nav in the car.
Hope this helps.
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Re your reply about the Countryman auto gearbox "MINI is switching from torque converter autos to 7-speed DCTs and since these have been so much trouble in VAG cars and small Fords I have to reserve judgement." As I understand it the 2018 Countrymans still have the 8 speed gearbox fitted and for the Cooper S / JCW models will have these for the foreseeable future. Having just purchased the JCW version, I can say that the gearbox is very smooth in use.
My daughter purchased a 2014 BMW 114 from a large car sales in South Wales. When she purchased the car the salesman said the car had a full service history. When she got home she checked the car documents and there was no sign of any service history. Apparently BMW service history is recorded on a computer. She contacted BMW for a service history check and she was informed that there is no record of any service history on her new car. She feels that she has been conned by the salesman and the information that the car had a service history was verbal.
She paid over the odds for this car due to the false information from the salesman. Is there any legal action that can be taken? She's had the car for around two weeks now and put a complaint in to the car sales company, who are not interested. Read more
Whenever we used a company car at the last 2 companies I worked for (1996 to 2016) we had to fill in the vehicle log book which was kept in the car. That applied to "pool" cars and "designated" cars. Log books we checked frequently but were used mostly when the inevitable tickets arrived.
Failure to comply was a breach of our employmeny T & C's and could result in dismissal....
It’s the component quality that is my biggest issue; already you can see a huge difference in component standards and quality between the PSA Vauxhall vehicles such as the Grandland and the GM Vauxhall junk like the corsa and viva.
The faster PSA replace all the GM models the better
It still puzzles me to this day why PSA purchased GM Europe, engineering wise they have nothing going for them, had next to nothing new or revolutionary in the pipeline, the current engine range was average at best while they still used 1970 designed gear boxes in some vehicles.
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No we don't. Thanks BBD.
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